Alberta leads Canada in economic growth in 2017: StatsCan report
The Roy Green Show · Global News / Curiouscast
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Show Notes
According to a new Statistics Canada report, Alberta’s GDP grew by 4.9% in 2017 and is leading provinces in economic growth following recent years of falling output.
Catherine Swift joins us to explain how the province managed this and how their performance is measured compared to the rest of Canada.
Guest: Catherine Swift, economist. former president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, now WorkingCanadians.ca
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Roy speaks to callers about what they think of the news about Alberta's economic growth. UCP leader Jason Kenney said that if he's elected premier of Alberta, his government will fight the 'green left' and cut off foreign money being spent in Canada by anti-Alberta groups. Is Kenney on the right track?
(Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
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